When asked if he was willing to die for his beliefs. As cited by Leonard Lyons on June 23, 1964. (New York Post, Section: Post Daily Magazine, The Lyons Den by Leonard Lyons, Quote Page 27 (Magazine Page 3), Column 3, New York.) Quoted in The Times Book of Quotations (2000), p. 84.
• Paraphrased as "I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong" in The Fifth and Far Finer than the First Four 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said, by Robert Byrne (Fawcett Columbine, 1993), 258.
• Paraphrased as "I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong" in The Fifth and Far Finer than the First Four 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said, by Robert Byrne (Fawcett Columbine, 1993), 258.
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Of course not. After all, I may be wrong...
— Bertrand Russell
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Of course not. After all, I may be wrong..." in the context of "When asked if he was willing to die for his beliefs. As cited by Leonard Lyons on June 23, 1964. (New York Post, Section: Post Daily Magazine, The Lyons Den by Leonard Lyons, Quote Page 27 (Magazine Page 3), Column 3, New York.) Quoted in The Times Book of Quotations (2000), p. 84.
• Paraphrased as "I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong" in The Fifth and Far Finer than the First Four 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said, by Robert Byrne (Fawcett Columbine, 1993), 258." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Bertrand Russell" (Quotes, 1960s)
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About Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
About Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
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